Steel tie and rail fastener.



No. 7|3,906. Patented Nov. I8, |902.

J. R. MGCLURE.

STEEL TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

(Application filed Nov. 1, 1901, Renewed June 16, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI'IN R. MCCLURE, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

STEEL TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

SPIEGIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N o. 713,906, dated November 18, 1902.

Application led November 1,1901. Renewed June 16, 1902. Serial No. 111,955. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN R. MCCLURE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Steel Tie and Rail Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in metallic ties and fastenings, and has for its object to provide a cheap, simple, and effective cross-tie, with novel means for fastening the rails of the railway-track thereto.

Briey described, the invention comprises a rectangular tie which is hollow, the bottom and sides being closed and the top being open. This tie has a portion of its top edges struck inwardly toward each other to form fianges upon which the rails are adapted to rest, lugs being struck up from these flanges on each side of the rails, and the rails are securely fastened to the ties by means of a pair of clamping-blocks which have clamps adapted to impinge upon the base of the rails, the blocks being bound firmly together by means of the tie-bolts extending from the same, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure lis a side elevation of my improved tie, partially in longitudinal section, showing the rails in transverse section secured in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the tie with the securing-blocks removed. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View of a part of the tie with the securing-blocks removed. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the securing-blocks.

My improved tie is made from a metal plate, which is bent to form the parallel sides l and bottom 2. The top edges of the sides 1 are struck inwardly near each end to form the inwardly-extending flanges 3, upon which the base of the rails 4 is adapted to rest. These lianges 3 are slitted, and the metal between these slits is struck upwardly to form lugs 5 to hold the rails against lateral movement on the ties. It will be evident that one lug at each side of the rail may be sufficient in some instances, though I prefer to employ the four lugs, two at each side of the rail, as shown in the present illustration. The rail is securely clamped to the tie by means of clamping-blocks 6 and 7, each having a clamp member 8, which impinges upon the base of the rails 4. These blocks are connected together and bound firmly to the rails by means of the tie-holt 9, which extends through the opening provided therefor in the two blocks, the head of the bolt being countersunk in the block 6 and the other end of the bolt receiving the securing-nut 10. By reason of the tie being open at its top throughout its length it will be observed that these securing-blocks are readily placed in position so as to clamp the rail and hold the same to the tie after thesaid rail has been placed in position on the tie, as the blocks 6 will be placed into the tie near its ends and slide up into position against the rail, while the block '7 may be placed in position from the ends of the tie, when the tie-bolt is inserted through the two blocks and the latter firmly drawn together and also firmly binding the rails to the ties. When in this position, it will be observed that the shoulders 1l upon these blocks engage the underneath flanges 3, upon which the rails rest.

In practice it will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a hollow tie having parallel side Walls, the upper edges of which are struck inwardly to form flanges, and upwardly-extending lugs carried by said anges, of clamping-blocks within the tie for binding the rails thereto.

2. In combination with a metallic tie having parallel side walls, the upper edges of which are struck inwardly to form seats for the rails, and lugs carried by said inwardlyextending portions, of clamping-blocks which IOO engage underneath the inwardly-extending portions of the tie and having clamping members for engagement with the base of the rail, and a tie-bolt connecting the clamping-blocks together, substantially as described.

3. A metallic railway-tie comprising an integral base and parallel side walls, the latter having their upper edges struck inwardly to form the seats for the rail, and upwardly-extending lugs carried by said inwardly-extending portions, substantially as described.

4. A metallic tie comprising an integral base and parallel side walls, the upper edges of the side walls being struck inwardly near each end of the tie and being slitted with the metal between the slits struck upwardly to form lugs, as and for the purpose described.

JOHN R. MCCLURE.

\Vitnessesz JOHN NoLAND, E. E. POTTER. 

